Thursday, March 23, 2006

Arsenal's Henry: Hleb is on fire

Arsenal captain Thierry Henry says teammate Aleksander Hleb is "on fire".
Hleb was outstanding in Saturday's win over Charlton and Henry said: "He is on fire.

"What I like about him is he is always turning, going forwards, having a go at the left back. He is always willing to attack and, when you are a defender, that is a thing you hate.
"It takes time to get used to it [here], and we must not forget that he also got injured. But he has come back and then was not playing. We were not playing so well either and that does not help.
"I think in Stuttgart he had more of a playmaker role, so it took him a bit of time to adapt on the wing. But at the moment he is playing brilliantly."
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger also remarked: "We have had many players who have found it hard to adapt in the first six months.
"After Hleb got injured and he had a few games at home when he was not at his best.
"But the crowd helped him and the Real Madrid game helped him. He's playing very well, has a good partnership with Eboue and looks like he can always create something."